Overdiagnosis in Lung Cancer Screening, Cost-Effectiveness of Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer, and Decision Analysis of Need for Biopsy-proven Diagnosis before Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer

Sarah Petteys^{1

2}, Joseph Zeman^{1

2}, Charles Stahlmann^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
² Recommended Reading from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program; LTC John Sherner, M.D., Program Director.

Comment

Sarah Petteys et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015.

. 2015 Oct 15;192(8):1009-11.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201504-0804RR.

Sarah Petteys^{1

2}, Joseph Zeman^{1

2}, Charles Stahlmann^{1

2}

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
² Recommended Reading from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program; LTC John Sherner, M.D., Program Director.

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